The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-29
NORTHERN OHIO.
TFRoM WILLIAM F. CRIsPIN.
county.


tainment not long since, which was well
attended and netted $50. The friends OF
that church also presented their pastor
with nice suit of clothes. DIR. Tucker
is now engaged as a regular contributor
to "Mind in Nature" "The Phrenologi-
cal Journal" and "The Southern Metho-
dist Review" His people at Mt. Gilead
also made the Doctor some valuable
presents.
Prof. E. w. Claypole, of Buchtel Col
lege is "booked" to deliver lecture before
the Society of Natural History at Gin
cinnati, on February 4, subject, "The Re-
treat of the Ice and the Evolution of
Lake Erie"
Owing to illness, Miss Florence Per-
kins, of Cleveland, we regret to say, has
decided not to undertake to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation of
Miss Chamberlain in the preparatory de-
partment of Buchtel; but the committee
has been fortunate in securing the SER
vices of Mrs. A. L. Van Laer, wife of
Prof. Van Laer of the Art department.
Mrs. Van Laer is graduate of Wellesley
College and teacher of experience.
Tuesday the 18th was Founders Day.
No formal recognition of the day was
made, except that the day was observed as
holiday and some oratorical exercises
were given in the evening under the di-
rection of Prof. Miss Jewett, of the de-
partment of English Literature, inter-
spersed with music, the latter being fur
nished by the pupils of Prof. Claus VOL
fran.
Prof. w. d. Shipman went to Raven
ma, on last Sunday to supply for Rev.
Andrew Wilson, who was called from
home to attend funeral.
The Millennium Dawneth in Akron!
Very commendable progress has been
made toward the ushering in of mil
lennium among the various Protestant
denominations of this city. The pastors
and people of eleven different sects,
through the fundamentally of the Akron
Ministers Meeting have united in hold
ing a series of revival meetings in which
UNCONVENTIONAL lines are to be ignored
and the Universalists included. The OBJ
ject is the evangelizing of the city as far as
possible. 1t was decided that an evangel-
list should not be employed, and all the
home talent should be used and a commit
tee of one hundred Christian women from
the several churches, thus uniting, we're
appointed by the pastors whose duty it
was to visit every home in Akron and ex-
tend personal invitation to all to at
tend these union services. The initial
meetings were held last Sunday evening
in the First M. E. and the Universalist
churches, each being filled to its utmost
capacity. At the Universalist church the
Rev. Mr.. Shoutz, Of the Grace Reformed
church, preached the sermon, and the
pastor, Rev. @. Ellwood Nash, conducted
an after meeting.
So far as this movement Is matter
of concern to the Universalist church, it
shows a wonderful progress in the ad.
vancement of Christian thought and
charity and is something for which Uni
versalists have "long sought" and hereto
fore found it not" What a revelation
this would be to some of the Universalist
fathers who passed over the river only
twenty. five years ago! Yes, the Universal
ist church of Akron has won It's way to
the proud distinction of being recognized
by her so-called orthodox neighbors as
being a Christian church! Perhaps this
recognition should not have been SO long
delayed, but let us be thankful it has
come at last. Perhaps it would have come
sooner had our church done better work,
for we have not always done our best.
An Experiment.
Our pastor has not been unmindful of
the fact that the methods often used and
the motives presented in revival work, by
the sister churches, are such as to place
Universalists, who unite with them in
an embarrassing position; he could not
foresee fully the outcome, but counseled
his people to accept the courtesy and lend
helping hand hoping for the best results.
1t was an experiment, but it only remain
ed to be put to the test to see how we'll
the plan would work. So far the interest
has been growing and nothing has been
eaid or done, in any way, to produce dis
cord, but all have cooperated heartily
while few of the "close jackets" have
been astonished at themselves, when re-
alizing that they have been inside of a
Universalist church and worshiped with
a congregation largely Universalist.
The pastor of the Universalist church
preached, on Wednesday evening, in the
Congregationalist church to one of the
largest audiences yet assembled since the
beginning of these meetings. Nearly
all the ministers of the city were pres
emit, and to many it seemed like "new
heaven and a new earth" to see Uni
versalist minister instructing so large a
body OF people, composed of all Protest
ant sects, together with many who seldom
attend church. Here were dozen or
more orthodox ministers and large num-
bers of their members, all listening with
rapt attention to the eloquent words of a
Universalist minister, based on the Script
ure, 81 came that men may have life and